Tant will be appointed to the board on Oct. 1 and will be appointed finance director on Nov. 5, when Dyrbus will step down from the board ahead of retiring from the business on Dec. 31.

Tant has held a number of senior positions at KPMG during a career that has included being global managing director of the Private Equity Division and head of UK Audit. He was also a member of the U.K. board of KPMG.

“He has a wealth of international experience in change management, organisational restructuring, corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions,” Imperial said in a note posted on its website.

“Over the years, his industry focus has included consumer and industrial markets, retail, audit, private equity and insurance.”